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If your passport needs a visa for Morocco, you can apply for the eVisa from the UAE on your residence. Morocco's Acces Maroc conditions put UAE residents in Category B: a passport valid at least 90 days and a residency card or permit valid at least 180 days. The eVisa is single entry, valid up to 180 days, for a stay of up to 30 days.
Who needs it, and who does not
Your UAE residence does not exempt you from the Moroccan visa. Morocco decides by passport. Its list of countries whose citizens do not need an entry visa is on the consular portal, consulat.ma. Look up your passport there before you pay anyone.
If your passport is on the visa-required side, the Acces Maroc document sets three eVisa groups:
- Category A: ordinary passport holders of listed countries, which include India, Jordan, Thailand, Vietnam, Azerbaijan and Cambodia. Passport valid at least 90 days.
- Category B: people who need a visa and live in the EU, USA, Australia, Canada, UK, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates or Switzerland, with a residency card or permit valid at least 180 days.
- Category C: holders of a multiple-entry non-electronic visa from Schengen, USA, Australia, UK, Ireland, Japan, Canada, Norway or New Zealand, valid at least 90 days.
For a Filipino nurse in Abu Dhabi or an Egyptian engineer in Sharjah who needs a visa, Category B is the route. An Indian in Dubai can use A or B.
What the eVisa gives you
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Entries | Single entry |
| Validity | Up to 180 days from issue |
| Stay | Not more than 30 days |
| Express issue | 24 hours, Moroccan working days |
| Standard issue | 72 hours, Moroccan working days |
| Cancel or refund | Not possible once validated and paid |
| Residency in Morocco | Cannot be applied for on an eVisa |
Source: Acces Maroc, conditions of use of the eVisa, checked . The portal shows the fee for standard and express before you pay. A law firm summary published at launch reported figures in Moroccan dirhams, but it is not an official page, so confirm on acces-maroc.ma. We found no Dubai agency price range for Morocco, so we show none.
Documents
Upload in jpg, jpeg or pdf, each file up to 1 MB:
- A colour photo, 35 x 45 mm, taken in the last 6 months, to ICAO standard.
- A clear colour copy of the ordinary passport pages with your identity and validity.
- A double-sided copy of the residency card or permit, valid at least 180 days on the day you apply.
- For Category C, a copy of the qualifying visa.
Only ordinary passports are accepted. Other travel documents go to the Moroccan embassy or consulate. For a family, group the applications in one file.
Steps
- Check eligibility on acces-maroc.ma.
- Fill in the application. Copy names and numbers exactly as on the passport and residence card.
- Attach the documents.
- Validate and pay. After that you cannot cancel or ask for a refund.
- Follow the status on your account: in process, waiting to be completed, or refused.
What the border asks for
The portal lists what to carry besides the passport and eVisa: the residence card you used, any supporting visa, a return ticket, proof of means (an international bank card or the equivalent of more than 70 euros in cash per person per day) and hospital and repatriation insurance for your whole stay. It also states that holding an eVisa does not give an irrevocable right of entry.
Under-18s with an eVisa may enter Morocco only with a parent or legal representative.
Where refusals come from
- Residence card with fewer than 180 days left, or a renewal receipt instead of the card.
- A one-sided card scan.
- Photo not to ICAO standard.
- Names that differ between the passport and the form.
- Travelling for work or a long stay on a visit eVisa. The 30-day stay is a hard limit.
Embassy and consulate
Morocco has an embassy in Abu Dhabi, and consular appointments are requested online through the consular portal. Passports that are not ordinary, such as refugee documents, go there instead of the eVisa. We do not give an address here. Use the consular portal for the current details.
How it works with us
You can use the portal yourself. We step in when you want the category checked, when a family has mixed passports, or when a residence card scan keeps failing. Send passport copies and your Emirates ID on WhatsApp or through the form on this page. An adviser confirms the category and tells you one total price before you pay. The team files the eVisa, follows it, and sends you the document to print. DubaiVisaDesk.com is a private visa service. Moroccan authorities decide the visa and entry.
The eVisa fee cannot be refunded once the application is validated. Before you pay, your adviser tells you in writing which part of our total, if any, comes back if the visa is refused.
Official sources
- Acces Maroc eVisa conditions of use: categories, validity, issue times, documents, border checks.
- Consular portal, visa exemption list: which passports need no visa.
Moroccan nationals going the other way should read Dubai visa for Moroccans. For more destinations, see visas from Dubai. Going on to North Africa? Compare Algeria and Tunisia.
